# iyan
## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* yan
* an

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: i‧yan
* IPA: /ʔi ˈjan/ [ʔi ˈjan̪]

### Pronoun

iyán
* that, it (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)

#### Derived terms

* kaiyan

#### See also

* idto
* ini
* ito

## Maranao
### Pronoun

iyan
* he

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* 'yan, yan — clipping
* yarn — gay slang

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Bikol Central iyan.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔiˈan/ [ʔɪˈan̪], (colloquial) /ˈjan/ [ˈjan̪]
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: i‧yan

### Adjective

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)
* that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

#### Derived terms

* ganiyan
* iyang iyan
* niyan

### Pronoun

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)
* that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

#### See also

| | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) |
| Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari$^†$ | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari$^†$ |
| Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto$^†$ | ganito, garito(garto)** |
| Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan$^‡$ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
| Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon$^†$ | niyon, noon, niyaon$^†$ | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon$^‡$ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon$^‡$,garoon$^‡$ |
| *These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. $^†$These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. $^‡$Rare in text. |||||||

### Further reading

* “iyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ian₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* inay, niya

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1

Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (“water yam”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ī.jã́/

#### Noun

iyán
* pounded yam
    iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹPounded yam is king amongst all foods

##### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - iyán (“pounded yam”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ào | Ào | Ìdóàní | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Àgọ́ Ìwòyè | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ìkẹ́nnẹ́ | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ìkòròdú | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Òde Rẹ́mọ | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ṣágámù | uyọ́n |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ifọ́n | Ifọ́n | Ifọ́n | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Òkìtìpupa | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Mahin | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Òde Ùgbò | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Òde Etíkàn | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | Usẹn | uyán |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | ẹgún |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Òdè Èkìtì | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Òmùò Èkìtì | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Awó Èkìtì | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Ìfàkì Èkìtì | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà) | Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà) | Iléṣà (Uléṣà) | ụyán, ụyọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Ìgbẹsà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Ọ̀tà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Agége | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Ìlogbò Erémi | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ẹ̀gbá | Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | Èkó | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàràpá | Ìbàràpá | Igbó Òrà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàràpá | Ìbàràpá | Èrúwà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo (Òsogbo) | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ọ̀fà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìsin LGA | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òtù | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìwéré Ilé | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òkèhò | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìsẹ́yìn | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ṣakí | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Tedé | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìgbẹ́tì | iyẹ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́) | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìkirè | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìwó | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Ìyàgbà | Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó | iyán |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Baàtɛ | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamɛ | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Boko | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Est-Mono | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Moretan | àgú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | àgú |
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. ||||||

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* iyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /ī.jã̀/

#### Noun

iyàn
* argument

### Etymology 3
#### Alternative forms

* ìyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /ì.jã̀/

#### Noun

ìyàn
* famine